Miner&#39;s safety helmet cap.



` July 30, 1929- J. vANusEK MINERS SAFETY HELMET CAP Filed Feb. 2s, 1928 J2 Mamie/f,

Patented July 30, i929.Y

rarer? ditiste El C JOHN vANUsEK, or altruismo, PENNSYLVANIA.

MINERS SAFETY HELMET CAP.

The invention relates to a head covering particularly for use by miners while follow-k ing their occupation and has for its principal object the provision of a head covering including an insert fora miners cap that is padded and provided with a plate of metal, preferably aluminum and padded to prevent injury to the head of the miner while at work because of particles of dirt and stone falling on Vthe miners head.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an insert for miners caps comprising a hollow body made of two layers of flexible material secured together at their edges and spaced apart to receive a cushion filling, the outermost of said layers being preferably of a material that is a non-conductor of electricity and having secured thereto a metal plate, preferably of aluminum, and secured on the inner side of the outer layer with a layer of flexible material of non-conductor of electricity covering the inner side of the plate, said insert being adapted to be secured in a miners cap to shield the headof the miner frominjury by falling dirt, stones, etc. from the roof of the mine.

lIhe invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be found illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a miners cap showing the insert in ,position therein,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of cap, vand Figure 3 is a fragmental front elevation of the cap.

In the drawings similar reference charac Jters are used to'designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Thel invention, as heretofore stated, relates to an armored insert for miners caps, designated 1, that is preferably made of leather, but may be made of any suitable material, and the insert designated 2 is adapted to be secured in the cap in any suitable manner.l The insert 2 consists of an outer layer 3 made of sheet rubber or other non-conductor of electricity, and an inner layer, forming the lining of the cap, of any flexible material, designated 4, but preferably of fabric.

Application led February 23, 1928. Serial No. 25632124.

Secured to the inner side of the outer layer '3 is a concaved plate of metal, preferably aluminum, and 6 designates a layer of rub- Y ber or other flexible material that is also a non-conductor of electricity and arranged to cover `the inner side of the plate 5. rlhe layers 3, 5, and 6 are secured together by means of rivets 7 or any other suitable manner, and the edges 8 of the layer y6 are vulcanized or otherwise secured to the layer 3. The edges of the outer layer 3 and the lining layer t are secured together as shown at 9 in any suitable manner. The space between the layers 3 and Gand the lining layer 4 is filled 'with cushion material such for instance as cotton, felt, shredded asbestos, or the like, designated l0. The peak or topof the cap 1 and the insert2 is provided with a plurality-of Ventilating openings 11, that may if desired be defined by tubular members.

It will be understood that the concaved f plate 5 and the cushion fillingV 10 will protect the head o-f the miner frorninjury by falling material from the roof of the mine, and that i of the bracket is provided with openings l5 K in which may be secured an ,electricjlainp 16 indicates a strap on the rear of the cap and provided with a detachable fastening member 17 a mating member 18 of the cap to form a loop to provide a guide for the electric wire from a battery carried by the miner to the lamp, not shown.

lVhat is claimed is An armored head covering, comprising a removable insert for a hat or cap, consisting of a hollow body adaptedv t-o completely line the inside of the hat or cap and to envelop the upper Vpart of the head, said body formed of spaced layers of flexiblematerial space between said layers provided with yhaving their edges secured together, the

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cushion material and adapted to protect the topv and sides of the .head7 the outer layer being of a material that is a non-conductor of electricity, a plate of rigiclmaterial secured to the inner side of saicl outer layer, a layer of flexible material that is a non-Conductor ofeleotrietyoovering the inner side ture.

JOHN VANUSEK. 

